DCSIMG

Data for Births to Unmarried Mothers, New Jersey and the U.S., 1970-2007

US/NJ Year Percentage of Live Births
US 1970 10.7
US 1971 11.3
US 1972 12.4
US 1973 13
US 1974 13.2
US 1975 14.3
US 1976 14.8
US 1977 15.5
US 1978 16.3
US 1979 17.1
US 1980 18.4
US 1981 18.9
US 1982 19.4
US 1983 20.3
US 1984 21
US 1985 22
US 1986 23.4
US 1987 24.5
US 1988 25.7
US 1989 27.1
US 1990 28
US 1991 29.5
US 1992 30.1
US 1993 31
US 1994 32.6
US 1995 32.2
US 1996 32.4
US 1997 32.4
US 1998 32.8
US 1999 33
US 2000 33.2
US 2001 33.5
US 2002 34
US 2003 34.6
US 2004 35.8
US 2005 36.9
US 2006 38.5
US 2007 39.7
NJ 1970 10.9
NJ 1971 11.6
NJ 1972 12.9
NJ 1973 14.4
NJ 1974 14.7
NJ 1975 15.7
NJ 1976 16.7
NJ 1977 17.6
NJ 1978 19.6
NJ 1979 20.3
NJ 1980 21.1
NJ 1981 21.1
NJ 1982 21.7
NJ 1983 21.9
NJ 1984 22.2
NJ 1985 21.1
NJ 1986 21.7
NJ 1987 22.4
NJ 1988 23.4
NJ 1989 23.1
NJ 1990 23.7
NJ 1991 25.7
NJ 1992 26.1
NJ 1993 26.9
NJ 1994 27.5
NJ 1995 27.1
NJ 1996 27.4
NJ 1997 27.7
NJ 1998 28
NJ 1999 28
NJ 2000 28.5
NJ 2001 28.8
NJ 2002 29.1
NJ 2003 29
NJ 2004 29.8
NJ 2005 31.1
NJ 2006 32.5
NJ 2007 33.8
Record Count: 114

Data Sources

New Jersey Birth Certificate Database, Bureau of Vital Statistics and Registration, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services; 

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Definition

Marital status was determined by response to the following questions on the birth certificate:
For years 1970-1978 - Legitimate?
For years 1979-1988 - Is mother married?
For years after 1988 - Mother married? (At birth, conception, or any time between)

How We Calculated the Rates

Numerator: Number of live births to unmarried mothers
Denominator: Total number of live births

Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 04/18/11


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